Submitting an Abstract for Commercial Marketing Forum

• Access this link:  https://stle2025.abstractcentral.com/
• STLE 2024 authors may use their current username and password to access the 2025 abstract submission site.
  
• If not, click the tab at the top to create an account.
• You will be asked to enter a username. When done, click “Finish” which will generate an email confirmation with your username and a link to request an encrypted password.
• When a password is received use the username and password to sign into the site.

• Insert your topic Title, 150-word abstract (1000 characters max), and a one - or two-line biography of the presenter for introduction purposes.  Place your company name, followed by a colon, ahead of the actual title so attendees will immediately recognize what company is presenting.
• There is a check box to indicate the presentation is free of commercial bias. We know the CMF are proprietary, but you will need to check the box to move forward.
• Check “Oral” for the Presentation Type
• Check “Commercial Marketing Forum” for the topic or category.  Do not click any other category even though it may fit. 

• The account creator will appear automatically as the #1 author, also known as the presenting author.  If one or more co-authors are to be added, click “add author” and search by email.  If no results, click on “Create Author” and add co-author information. The second author will appear in the #2 position. A company affiliation will be required, so click on this box and either select the company name listed or click “add new affiliation” to add the company affiliation of the new author.   Repeat for each author.
• If the actual presenting author is not in the #1 position, change the order in the number boxes to ensure the presenting author is listed as presenter #1 and click on the link that says, “change author order”.  This ensures that the correct information is exported and published.
• When complete, click on “Review and Submit” to review the submission and submit if correct.
• If any information is missing, or if the abstract is too long, a box will appear with the problems indicated.  You will need to fix the stated issue and submit it again.  Confirmation of your submission will be emailed to you and to the STLE Conference Office. 

• If the submission is started but not completed, it will remain in draft form until it is completed and submitted. 
• If the submitted abstract needs to be changed, or a co-author added, if the abstract is not yet accepted, the author can go back into the system, click “Return to Draft”, make the corrections and re-submit.  Once accepted, the abstract is locked. If you need to make a change, it will need to be unlocked so it can be returned to draft, edited and resubmitted.  If only a minor edit/change is required, an email can be sent to the STLE Conference Office requesting that they make the edit/change for you.  Be sure to include the abstract ID number with the request to help in locating the correct abstract.
• Once the individual sessions are created, the abstracts will be placed in their purchased presentation slot, which is how it is exported from the system.

Merle Hedland
STLE Conference Office
Ph: 630-428-2133
Email: mhedland@bacon-hedland.com